Case of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits Personating Men

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Case of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits Personating Men(1693) is a clear vindication of the Mathers’ part in the witchcraft trials. Yet their enemies, such as William Douglass and Robert Calef, spread denigrating rumours about them. This enmity, together with the Mathers’ part in a campaign for inoculation against smallpox and the failure of their protégé...